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Auction 72 · Lot 162

(RaDa”K). Sepher HaSharoshim [“Book of Roots;” Biblical lexicon and grammar]

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$500

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

KIMCHI, DAVID.

printer

Marco Antonio Giustiniani

Place

Venice

Publication

1547

Description

Title within woodcut architectural arch. Printed in two columns. Hebrew words occasionally provided with nikud (vowel points). Sidebars with Latin equivalents. Some marginalia. Christian-related passages censored.

references

Vinograd, Venice 330.
f. (1), 5-548 columns, f. (1). Touch wormed and stained, title rehinged and lightly worn. Later primitive boards. Folio.
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